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|colspan="2"|'''[[Viking]] atmospheric measurements'''<ref>[http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/M/Marsatmos.html Based on table from David Darling Space Encyclopedia]</ref>
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|95.32%
|[[Carbon Dioxide]] (CO<sub>2</sub>)
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|2.7%
|[[Nitrogen]] (N)
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|1.6%
|[[Argon]] (Ar)
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|0.13%
|[[Oxygen]] (O<sub>2</sub>)
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|0.07%
|[[Carbon Monoxide]] (CO)
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|0.03%
|[[water|Water vapor]] (H<sub>2</sub>O)
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|''trace''
|[[Neon]] (Ne), [[Krypton]] (Kr), [[Xenon]] (Xe), [[Ozone]] (O<sub>3</sub>), [[Methane]] (CH<sub>4</sub>) 
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Mars surface pressure: 1-9 millibars (depending on altitude).
 
 
===References===
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Revision as of 03:51, 17 December 2007

Viking atmospheric measurements[1]
95.32% Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
2.7% Nitrogen (N)
1.6% Argon (Ar)
0.13% Oxygen (O2)
0.07% Carbon Monoxide (CO)
0.03% Water vapor (H2O)
trace Neon (Ne), Krypton (Kr), Xenon (Xe), Ozone (O3), Methane (CH4)


Mars surface pressure: 1-9 millibars (depending on altitude).


References


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